https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0aNxzF7MAk The abortion debate is back in the news, as I’m sure it will be intermittently in perpetuity, given the nature of the subject. Nonetheless, I have to hear about it constantly, and like most issues, the conscientious opinions are buried in a morass of terrible arguments delivered at a loud volume. There are,…
Category: Politics
Commentary on: 15 Facts About Sea Level Rise That Should Scare the S^*# Out of You
More in my series of “Shit like this is why I am sympathetic to climate change skeptics” and “maybe the 1st Amendment should not apply to journalists”. Bullshit clickbait is bullshit clickbait, not a productive discussion on science and science policy. Holy shit, how is anyone at CNN okay with this title? This is just…
La Vie en Rose
Paris was hit by multiple, coordinated terrorist attacks on November 13 that left 130 people dead. I do not live in France, so I don’t know how the French processed their grief. The President made a speech, there were vigils. One of the guys at Charile Hebdo made a little cartoon that went around that…
Democratic Politeness Versus Decorum
In the wake of the recent Democratic debate, commentators have been identifying the Democratic candidates as cordial and respectful of one another, particularly in contrast to the Republican debates, which seemed to exude more antagonism and hostility. There is then the strong proclivity for the folks who made this observation to conclude that Blue Team…
A Republican and a Democrat Were Walking Down the Street…
A Republican and a Democrat were walking down the street when they came upon a homeless person. The Republican gave the homeless person his business card and told him to come to his business for a job. He then absolutely did not take twenty dollars out of his pocket and give it to the homeless…